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Existentia for Progressive Metal

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Forum Name: Suggest New Bands and Artists
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Topic: Existentia for Progressive Metal
Posted By: black_diamond
Subject: Existentia for Progressive Metal
Date Posted: July 11 2021 at 20:36
Russian progressive metal act presents heavy metal guitar riffs with evolving melodies and sensual female vocals.

About people, about feelings, about the thirst for life and the desire to make this world a better place!

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial

Discography and samples at https://existentia1.bandcamp.com/album/the-planet-in-the-universe

VK https://vk.com/exismus?fbclid=IwAR32mhIk4_osLjB_piszvOUAY54sWuAee8w6uAhGTvZIvEPFQxydXVh3eZE

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_z_4QD_ALi158CmnKez5Dw/featured



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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: July 12 2021 at 09:16
Suggestions must have a bio and photo before being submitted to the team as per the submission rules.

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Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: July 12 2021 at 22:24
There are a couple of suitable band photos on their facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial/photos/106224381389542" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial/photos/106224381389542 and  https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial/photos/118465046832142" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial/photos/118465046832142 .

Not much biographical info though.

Existentia was formed in Kursk, Russia, in March 2020, and consists of Anton Mityugin (bass), Igor Drozdov (drums), Alexander Sidelin (guitars), Miroslava Mirova (keyboards) and Maya Gitsina (lead vocals). The Covid-19 restrictions that were introduced at that time hampered the band in the very early stages, but they finally released their debut album, "The Planet in the Universe", on May 9th 2021, with Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian contributing guest keyboards on the opening track "Prelude". The album is about Mother Earth and her place in the universe, with the intention being to show through the music and lyrics how important it is to save the planet.

1. Prelude (3:27
2. Black Swan (4:24)
3. Mother Earth (5:47
4. Ghost Valley (6:58)
5. Cool Summer Rain (5:41)
6. Alexandria (The Winners are not Judged) (4:36)
7. Planetarium (3:16)

Total Time 34:09

- Anton Mityugin / bass
- Igor Drozdov / drums
- Alexander Sidelin / guitars
- Miroslava Mirova / keyboards
- Maya Gitsina / vocals


Posted By: black_diamond
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 01:50
🙏 Yam Yam, you are amazing :)


Posted By: yam yam
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 06:44
Lol! I do try to make sure that suggested bands get a fair chance on here! Embarrassed

Actually I failed to spot this interview (in Russian) that Alexander Sidelin and Anton Mityugin did with music analyst Alexey "Astarte Eel" Irineev about six weeks ago, and which Google translate does an pretty decent job of deciphering:  http://astartaview.ru/nasha-planeta-yeto-prekrasnaya-devushk/" rel="nofollow - http://astartaview.ru/nasha-planeta-yeto-prekrasnaya-devushk/ .

Lots of additional stuff there, including two more fine band photos.

The same guy who conducted the interview also reviews the album here:  http://astartaview.ru/recenziya-na-albom-gruppy-existentia-the-planet-in-the-universe/" rel="nofollow - http://astartaview.ru/recenziya-na-albom-gruppy-existentia-the-planet-in-the-universe/ .

This slightly edited translation of a section from the review could possibly be used to flesh the biography out a little bit if you wished:

The idea of ​​creating a group came to band leader Alexander Sidelin, and his friend Anton Mityugin during the celebration of Alexander's 35th birthday in November 2019, with the well-known drummer Igor Drozdov (Galaktika, Cruise, E.V.M. and others) completing the initial trio. Alexander and Anton are responsible for all the music and lyrics, and the fact that the band's three main participants are not exactly youngsters inevitably leaves its mark on the sound of their material. The full band line-up was finalised in March 2020, with the addition of the considerably younger Maya Gitsina on vocals and Miroslava Mirova on keys.

In the review he goes on to say: "In the music of Existentia, there is no youthful rebellion, shocking or overwhelming hormonal storms, and detachment with a slight occult flavor distinguishes each of the seven songs on the album. Thoughtful, serious and a little dreamy - that's how you can describe their album and the music featured on this disc, but it's still metal and there's no shortage of hard riffs on Planet In The Universe."

Something along those lines could be added at the end of the bio to give readers an idea of what the band actually sounds like, and there is a little bit more info about each of the five members in this facebook post from 19th January this year:  https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial/posts/111395207539126" rel="nofollow - https://www.facebook.com/Existentiaofficial/posts/111395207539126  if you wanted to expand things even further.


Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: July 15 2021 at 13:53
Forwarded to the PM team.  

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Posted By: TCat
Date Posted: July 21 2021 at 10:03

http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=11872" rel="nofollow - Existentia added to progressive metal..



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